Improvement in couplings for connecting cradles to rocking-chairs



J. REEVES. Couplings for Connecting Cradles to Rocking-Chairs. N0.142,583. Patented Septembr9,i873.

H "Him-II JAMES REEVES, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN COUPLINGS FOR CONNECTING CRADLES T0 ROCKING- CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,583, datedSeptember 9, 1873 application filed May 31, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES REEVES, of Oincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio,have invented a new and useful Coupling Device for Gonnecting Cradles toRocking-Chairs, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates to a simple and efficient device Wherewith cradlesand rockingchairs can be temporarily coupled together so as to rock inunison with each other and my coupling device consists of a straightrigid bar, of metal or other suitable material, whose ends are securedin sockets, of which one socket is attached to the cradle, while theother one is fastened to the frame of the rocking-chair. This bar ispivoted to the cradlesocket, so as to be turned up to a horizontalposition whenever it is to be engaged with the chair-socket, or so as tobe suspended from said cradle-socket in a perpendicular manner as soonas the .coupling is detached from the rocking-chair. The coupling-bar istemporarily connected to the socket of the rocking-chair by means of aremovable pin, as hereinafter more fully described.

As the aforesaid bar is composed of a rigid material, it will be readilyunderstood that the movements of the rocking-chair are communicateddirectly to the cradle, and, consequentl y, the act of rocking thelatter is effected without any more labor or attention than is necessaryto put the chair in motion.

Figure l is a perspective View, showing a cradle united rigidly to arocking-chair by means of my coupling device. Fig. 2 is an enlargedperspective viewof the coupling device detached from the chairandcradle. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the coupling, the

removable pin being withdrawn from the chairsocket and the bar shown inthe act of turning upon its pivot, so as to allow said bar to assume itsnormal or perpendicular position.

A and B may represent, respectively, portions of the frames of arockingchair and a cradle of any approved form. Attached to the frame Aby screws a is a chair-socket, which consists, essentially, of a boss ordisk, 0, from which projects laterally a stud or stump, D, that isrecessed at d, to receive one end of the rigid coupling rod or bar E.This stud is provided-with a "ertical perforation, d, for the receptionof the stem f of aremovable pin, F. The couplingrbarE is pivoted at g tothe stump G, which projects laterally from the disk or boss H of thecradle-socket. This stump G is slotted at 9, so as to allow thecoupling-bar to depend from said stump and assume its normal orperpendicular position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, or to beturned up to a horizontal posit-ion for the purpose of uniting thecradle to the chair, as represented by strong lines in the aforesaidillustration. The free end of the coupling bar E is perforated at 0,through which perforation the stem f of the pin F passes when the cradleand chair are united.

The two sockets O D and G H must first be attached, respectively, to thechair A and cradle B, so as to be on the same level, and after this hasbeen accomplished the coupling of them together is eifected in thefollowing manner. The coupling-bar E is turned upon its pivot g andbrought up to a horizontal position, after which its free end isinserted in the recess 01 of the chair-socket. This being done, theshank f of the removable pin F is passed down through the apertures dand c, thereby coupling the chair and cradle together in the mostconvenient and eifective manner. Owing to the rigidity of the couplingbar, rod, or link E, the motion of the chair is communicated directly tothe cradle, .by which means the latter is rocked while the attendant isresting herself. The chair can be uncoupled from the cradle in a momentby simply withdrawing the pin F from the apertures d c and then shiftingthe chair away from the cradle, so as to allow the bar E to turn uponits pivot g and again assume its normal or pendent position.

The sockets or cars for retaining the coupling'bar may be made of metaland have any desired ornamental shape imparted to them, so as to add toinstead of detracting from the appearance either of the rocking chair orcradle.

I claim as my invention The within-described coupling device forattaching rocking-chairs to cradles, which device consists of thesockets O D cl d G g g H, rigid bar or link E e, and removable pin F,substantially as herein described and set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

JAMES REEVES.

Attest:

GEo. H. KNIGHT, JAMES H. LAYMAN.

